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Donald Trump Signs Order Rolling Back Obama’s Climate-Change Rules

President says administration ‘is putting an end to the war on coal’

President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that begins the process of reversing climate change policies put in place by President Obama, including his predecessor's Clean Power Plan. WSJ's Shelby Holliday has the details. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump Tuesday took steps to begin unraveling the centerpiece of the Obama environmental agenda, signing an order to reverse rules aimed at pushing U.S. utilities to shift from coal plants to cleaner-burning fuels.

“My administration is putting an end to the war on coal,” Mr. Trump said ahead of the official signing at the Environmental Protection Agency, repeating a campaign slogan he used to champion...